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#@##%*=«^.  roads are physical representations of   .^«=*%##@#
#@##%*=«^. the lines  on  maps that tell you  where .^«=*%##@#
##@#%*=«^.             you can travel.              .^«=*%#@##
#@##%*=«^.                                          .^«=*%##@#
##%*=^.... those called roads  are  for  cars.  for ....^=*%##
####%*=«^. bikes  they are called paths, for trains .^«=*%####
##@#%*=«^.          they are called rails.          .^«=*%#@##
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#@##%*=«^. when traveling by foot, you  can  follow .^«=*%##@#
#%*«^.....          all of these, or none.          .....^«*%#
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####%*=«^.    most roads are elevated, suspended    .^«=*%####
####%*=«^. between   three  to  a  hundred   (rare) .^«=*%####
##@#%*=«^. meters  above ground. the closer you get .^«=*%#@##
#@##%*=«^. to a  city,  the  more  intertwined they .^«=*%##@#
#%=^......                   get.                   ......^=%#
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##*«^..... in  such   areas,  all   crossings   and .....^«*##
#%*=«..... intersections are placed in tunnels,  or .....«=*%#
#*==^.....   special tower-like structures called   .....^==*#
@###%*=«^. outposts, which enfold the  roads  where .^«=*%###@
#*=^......              they interact.              ......^=*#
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#@##%*=«^. here and there you will find  symbols in .^«=*%##@#
@@##%*=«^. white, on  the asphalt. these are  meant .^«=*%##@@
#%%=«««... to   tell   the   drivers   about   what ...«««=%%#
##%%===«^. manouvers  they allowed  to  perform  on .^«===%%##
@###%*=«^.     that particular stretch of road.     .^«=*%###@
####%*=«^.                                          .^«=*%####
@@##%*=«^. however, some creatures paint  their own .^«=*%##@@
#@##%*=«^.   illicit symbols encoding territorial   .^«=*%##@#
#@##%*=«^.    claims, nearby resources, or other    .^«=*%##@#
#%%=^.....      unknown and mysterious things.      .....^=%%#
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